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Interview: A.J. Jacobs discusses his quest to become the world's smartest person

Host: SCOTT SIMON Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

SCOTT SIMON, host:

Now we turn again to a man who hopes never to be stumped in the future. Esquire magazine's A.J. Jacobs, who is on a quest to become the world' s smartest person and, therefore, is reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z to accomplish that goal. He's now digested everything through the letter H. And A.J. Jacobs joins us from New York.

Thanks for being with us, A.J.

Mr. A.J. JACOBS (Esquire): Thank you for having me.

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